Konami Signs a 3-year Partnership with FC Barcelona !

FC Barcelona and KONAMI signed today a global agreement at Camp Nou by which makes the PES series publisher a Premium Partner of the Club for the next three seasons.

PES 17 will offer Camp Nou exclusively to its players which means the stadium won’t be available in FIFA 17.

The presentation of this agreement was attended by Francesco Calvo, CRO of FC Barcelona, and Tomotada Tashiro, the President of KONAMI.

PES 2017 will feature Club Nou, 3D photo-scanned player faces, the entire barca lineup will have realistic expressions and body movements,historic Barca kits and classic Barcelona players will be coming this year for MyClub mode

According to Konami, “team ID and Player ID systems [will be] used to ensure the PES side perfectly reflects the overall and individual playing styles of the Catalan side and its many stars.”

Konami has also released a new trailer for PES 2017 celebrating the deal :

PES 2017’s release date has been confirmed as September 13 in North America and September 15 in the UK. The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will cost $60, while the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC editions are set to go for $40. A special FC Barcelona version of the game will also be available.